Serious harm can be caused to operator, bystanders and machine by incorrect operation. Training and supervision required whilst learning to operate this machine.

We have a number of people who will be available performing the above training/assessing, they are:

Andy Last

further names to appear shortly

If you are interested in being taught or assessed for manual milling machine used in the Dyson Centre, please book a time using the online calendar link below.

When you make the booking, please can you indicate (for each machine type you're expressing an interest in), in short summary (ie a sentence or three) your current level of expertise, for example: novice, or some indication of what kind of tasks you know how to undertake and whether this was supervised or unsupervised.

(Expressions of interest in the computer controlled milling machines will be dealt with on a bespoke basis.)

Health and Safety and Preparation Work

In preparation for using the manual milling machines, you should:

View the following training videos and familiarise yourself with the different parts of the machine and how they work and are adjusted (you may wish to view the videos as a refresher even if you have some familiarity):

The Engineering Department are delighted to announce a major refurbishment project taking place in the Summer of 2015.

£2M donation from the James Dyson Foundation, a £2.65M investment from the Higher Education Funding Council for England and £0.6M from the University of Cambridge will allow us to transform the workshop and library facilities for hands-on learning, access to information, and the encouragement of creativity and innovation.